(Reprinted with permission in its entirety from Eddie’s Corner. the blog of Eddie Rose, at www.eddierose.org)
I never cease to be amazed at some of the really bad ideas certain individuals try to foist upon the American people. The latest such idea is to build a mosque in the shadow of Ground Zero!
Talk about chutzpah! This is a virtual slap-in-the-face to the victims of the World Trade Center bombings on 9/11 by Muslim terrorists,
The proposed mosque is the brainchild of Kuwaiti-born Muslim cleric Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. Among other pronouncements, Rauf attributed the 9/11 terrorist attacks to “…United States policies…”
It is completely naive to think the mosque, if built, will not be a training ground for future Muslim terrorists such as Mohammad Atta, one of the masterminds of the 9/11 bombings. And yet, no less than President Obama attempts to justify the building of the mosque on the false premises of “freedom of religion” and “property rights”.
So here we are, just concluding an insane war in Iraq, while perpetuating another almost equally insane war in Afghanistan, thousands of miles from American soil, and at the same time suggesting we allow terrorists to conduct their base of operations right in our proverbial back yard!
If we permit this atrocity to be built in the shadow of Ground Zero, perhaps we should name it appropriately, the Mohammad Atta Mosque as endorsed by Barack Obama (MAMBO).
The Honorable Eddie Rose
Former Laguna Niguel (CA) City Councilman
“A Voice—Not an Echo”
@ Eddie Rose:
You know what is a really REALLY BAD idea?
1) Violating and denying Constitutional protections to Freedom of Assembly and Religion.
2) Violating our American Values that everyone is “presumed Innocent until Proven Guilty”, and not the other way around.
3) Assuming that Constitutional protections are “false premises”.
4) Discriminating against a group because of their different faith.
5) Creating division with Americans, and assuming that all 911 Families are opposed to the Mosque.
Even conservative Ted Olson, former Solicitor General for Reagan, and who lost his wife in this tragic event is for allowing this religious group or any other one to build their Church, Mosque, Temple, Synagogue etc wherever they please as long as local ordinances are respected. There are other 911 families who tragically lost loved ones, and who are for allowing the mosque.
6) Assuming that people of a certain faith are terrorists.
7) Rather than your MAMBO, I propose We call it ….
AMERICAN = American Muslims Enjoying Rights In our Constitution And in our Nation!
Francisco “Paco” Barragan
My opinion only and not those of any group
Santa Ana, CA
‘Madam’ Nancy Pelosi’s Brothel
The real ‘Madam’ in Washington DeCeased wants to investigate law-abiding citizens who oppose the Ground Zero mosque!
This is Pelosi’s way to muddy the waters and draw attention away from her Marxist comrades with their criminal bent.
But what she really wants to divert attention away from is the wide-open sex brothel she’s been protecting in her San Francisco district!
Think I’m kidding? Just Google “Madam Nancy Pelosi’s brothel district” which is in the latest version of “Imam Bloomberg’s Sharia Mosque.”
Nancy reminds us of an Egyptian travel poster: SEE NILE! But there’s actually nothing wrong with her appearance that a 10-point earthquake couldn’t fix!
A Kansas Patriot (who won FIRST PLACE in a nationwide Americanism Essay Contest !)
(Discovered the above message on the net. Chester)
Eddie, It always ceases to amaze me how naive some Americans are when it comes terrorism. Religion has done nothing good for society as a whole but advocate division, wars, hate and fear. I hope new yorkers and those who have been hurt by 911 stand together to protest this evilness from taking over new york. It is not about freedom of religion or anyone constitutional rights and all to do with respect. Victims do not need to be constantly reminding of what religion was responsible for the lives of there loves ones by having to view this mosque in their neighborhood. I think our elected officials know more than they are letting the public know about what is really behind the building of this mosque. Something is just not right. People need to start to educate themselves so that they are not taken by surprise.
What’s the REAL issue? It’s the Economy, Stupid.
There is already a Mosque in the Pentagon. Many Muslims were killed in the World Trade Center, AND there is ALREADY a Shinto Shrine at Pearl Harbor (not a Hindu Shrine as Rush Limbaugh suggested.)
Timothy McVie probably went to church sometimes in his life – perhaps those institutions are ‘evil’ and should be done-away with as well, ya think?
A Bad End.
Wow, Hitler didn’t stop when he was whipping up the anti-Semitic sentiment in Germany – now, it’s the shame of the Germany.
You who would undermine constitutional freedoms could wind up on the flip-side of the issue. The arrogance to think you can distract the country from the REAL issues of economy and jobs (with the lexicon of hate speech) shows how powerful the Right Wing Spin machine is.
People can be “purchased like candy” to get on board the hate-bandwagon, waving flags against other peoples rights. (Do you really really care that much, or just need talking points to fill your day with? Folks, these are NON-issues compared to getting America out of the hole of debt to China and getting our economy fired up again. Can’t these people see that the Righties want to whip up a frenzy to get their ragged base to turn out at the voting booth?
Bush Tax Cuts – lurk under the smokescreen.
Don’t Fall for the “Party of Anti-Freedom”. It’s truly un-American.
The super rich are getting richer, hows YOUR job doing? Stay focused.